Some pleasures cannot be rushed. This is one of them.

The Connoisseur's Moment is a painting of a pause - the particular pause that belongs to a man who has earned the right to take his time. A hand holds a lit cigar with the easy confidence of long habit, blue smoke curling upward in the warm darkness. Below it, a black ashtray on a worn walnut table, the ash of something already enjoyed. The background is moody ochre and charcoal, the light dramatic and close, the whole composition intimate in the way that only the best still life paintings are intimate - as if you have walked into a private room and found something true.

Painted by RHB in a dark, cinematic realist style that honors the great tradition of the Dutch masters - the belief that ordinary objects, rendered with extraordinary attention, become extraordinary themselves. An original creation printed on museum-grade canvas using archival inks for lasting brilliance - a signature Maison RHB piece for the discerning collector.

• Original artwork by RHB
• Museum-grade archival canvas print
• Available framed or unframed
• Gallery-ready finish
• Sawtooth hanging hardware included
• Vertical orientation